Strong's Number G4203

πορνεύω

porneuo · porn-yoo'-o

Transliteration:

porneuo{porn-yoo'-o}

Word Origin:

from 4204

TDNT:

6:579,918

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to act the harlot, i.e. (literally) indulge unlawful lust (of either sex), or (figuratively) practise idolatry

Usage in the KJV:

commit fornication 3, commit 1

Total: 8
Occurs 8 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

to prostitute one's body to the lust of another
to give one's self to unlawful sexual intercourse
1. to commit fornication
metaph. to be given to idolatry, to worship idols
1. to permit one's self to be drawn away by another into idolatry